The classic ribbon supermarket wedding cake from Waitrose offers couples a traditional design which is full of flavour. Serving between 90-115 people, this elegant wedding cake is made up of a fruity base tier, golden sponge on the second tier and a chocolate sponge and chocolate buttercream on the top two tiers.

Sainsburys edible flower blossoms are the perfect way to jazz up a plain supermarket wedding cake and can even be a great finishing touch to salads and other puddings if you are doing some of your wedding catering yourself.

There is a growing trend towards basing your cake design on the style of your wedding dress. Ivory, cream and white cakes are regaining popularity, and these are being decorated with pearls, diamante, fabric, flowers and pieces of jewellery to mimic the brides outfit. Some high end cake makers are actually working with dress designers to create couture cakes inspired by the designers collections.